Pyrgulopsis aardahli

Species of gastropod

Benton Valley springsnail

Conservation status

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
Family:  | Hydrobiidae
Genus:  | Pyrgulopsis
Species:  |

P. aardahli

Binomial name
Pyrgulopsis aardahli

Hershler, 1989

Pyrgulopsis aardahli, commonly known as the Benton Valley springsnail, is a species of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae.[1][2]

This species' natural habitat is springs. It is endemic to a spring on the Bramlette Ranch, Mono County, California, United States.[3]

## Description[edit]

Pyrgulopsis aardahli is a small snail that has a height of 2.6–3.4 millimetres (0.10–0.13 in) and ovate to conical shell. Its differentiated from other Pyrgulopsis in that its penis has a very small lobe and short filament with the penial ornament consisting of a small, circular terminal gland and a stalked ventral gland.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Pyrgulopsis aardahli Benton Valley Springsnail". NatureServe. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
2. ^ "Pyrgulopsis aardahli Hershler, 1989". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. ^ a b Hershler, Robert (1994). A review of the North American freshwater snail genus Pyrgulopsis (Hydrobiidae). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4939519
* CoL: 4QTX3
* EoL: 503323
* GBIF: 2300002
* iNaturalist: 210658
* IRMNG: 11178861
* ITIS: 568181
* NatureServe: 2.114768
* SeaLifeBase: 2384
* WoRMS: 991507

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